Xu Xian is not happy about Qian Chu's appointment. There is already a big gap in strength between the enemy and us. Now that Wu Yuejun's capital has been reduced by nearly half, the position of the coach has become a piece of cake. I'm afraid it won't be very comfortable to sit on.

, especially since he is still an outsider.

Xu Xian strongly refused, but Wu Cheng advised: "If the general manager does not take over the position of coach, there is Shao Keqian who can take over. However, he is seriously injured. No one else would accept it. If you refuse, you will have to retreat."

Back to Hangzhou."

"But the general has no experience and no confidence. After this battle, I found that the combat power of the two armies is quite different. The strategy I made with my husband before is no longer useful. I wonder if my husband has any new strategies to teach me.

.”

Wu Cheng said simply: "No! The situation in the battlefield is changing. There is no need to stick to one formula. As a coach, you must adapt to changes to find the chance of victory!"

Come on, it's as if he didn't say anything. Wu Cheng seemed to have relieved his burden. He ate and drank in the camp and told General Wu Yue to obey Xu Xian's orders. The old man ran away the next day.

As the saying goes, firewood and rice are more expensive than those who are not in the family. This seemingly glorious leader of an army is in more trouble than Xu Xian imagined. Not only leading troops to fight, but the trivial matters in the camp are giving him a headache.

It ranges from planning military planes to patrolling the camp, requiring him to nod and speak, and even the dirty deeds of the two rabbit masters can be reported to him. It is really annoying, and it is even more difficult than being a military governor.

Fortunately, Qian Chu didn't add another constraint to him. If not for Qian Chu's trust in him, those generals of Wu Yue would not have rebelled with him, a guest general.

Those generals cooperated with Xu Xian, firstly because Xu Xian rescued the army that day, otherwise everyone would be prisoners of the Tang state; secondly, because the Shao family and his son were quite popular in the army, they helped him to reconcile some of his dissatisfactions.

General Wu Yue.

After ten days of busy work, Xu Xian finally smoothed out the work of the commander-in-chief. When he had some free time, he thought about how to attack the city and defeat the enemy. There was a gap in the overall power, so Xu Xian could only rely on his own most important bargaining chip.

.

Every day, the captured Tang envoys would be called to the commander's tent. They would neither question nor interrogate them, but just watch them quietly, hoping to get some inspiration.

This made Li Congjia very nervous. He found that Xu Xian didn't pay much attention to Gu Xiong. He just kept looking at him as a "eunuch" with his eyes. He only thought that Xu Xian had discovered his identity or that there was something special about Xu Xian.

Hobby.

Li Congjia thought the second one might be bigger. When he came in, he discovered that Xu Xian and his entourage were showing their bare chests and bare stomachs, putting their hands into each other's clothes and touching each other. Thinking of this, Li Congjia couldn't help but feel a chill.

Xu Xian rubbed his temples, waved his hand and said, "Dakui, take them down! Find Yin Simiao again!"

Seeing that everyone in the tent was gone, the Muggles helped Xu Xian undress and take off his clothes. It was not that the two of them were doing anything casual. In April, the weather began to become hot and hot, and everyone in the red scarf became acclimatized.

In addition, I had a lot of rashes on my body every day when I wore armor. The itching was very uncomfortable, and many people scratched their skin until their skin ulcerated.

As soon as Xu Xian took off his armor, Yin Simiao came in carrying jars, "Commander, he feels better today!"

"It's better!" Xu Xian turned his back on the stool, pinched his nose and said angrily: "Give me some more!"

"My subordinates have already told me that although this stuff looks black and smells bad, it is much better at treating rashes than alcohol!" Yin Simiao went behind Xu Xian and looked at the affected area, "Apply it twice more to ensure recovery!"

Yin Simiao took out a piece of bamboo and scraped a little thick black ointment from the jar, gently applied it to the affected area and evenly spread it, then applied it with a piece of clean linen cloth.

"Okay!" Yin Simiao poked his hand and said, "Commander, please allocate some more money to me. I'm going to buy some medicine!"

"Didn't I just give you a few hundred pounds five days ago? It's all spent so quickly. You must have lost all the money."

"Commander, you can't slander people. This time I didn't get a single penny, I spent it all on buying medicine!" Yin Simiao kicked the jar under his feet, "This thing is too expensive!"

"In the future, when you buy medicine, just ask Li Mobai to pay for it. You don't have to ask me about everything."

Yin Simiao happily walked out of the commander's tent after getting the correct answer. As soon as he left, Shao Jixian entered the tent and reported: "Commander, our navy has arrived."

"Navy army?"

"Xiangong Wu had already arranged for him to cooperate with the Zhou Dynasty navy to attack Jinling. He just arrived in Suzhou today. Well, my father is injured and is not in good health to fight immediately, but he has been in the navy before and is good at water warfare. My subordinates want to

Seek a chance for my father."

Xu Xian slapped his thigh and stood up, "How many navy troops are there in total?"

"There are a total of 7,000 naval personnel and nearly more than one large and small ships!"

Xu Xian pounded the table excitedly and said with a ferocious smile: "Li Hongji, you are dead!"

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Li Hongji has always been worried about the gong that sounded on the city wall that day. If the deputy general hadn't been too stupid, 30,000 Wuyue soldiers would have been annihilated. Maybe he would have counterattacked into the hinterland of Wuyue now. It was really difficult to restrain him.

Feeling angry in his heart, Li Hongji found a way to chop off the deputy general's head, and he felt relieved.

After the Wu Yue army suffered a defeat, they did not withdraw as Li Hongji expected, and even remained stationed in the camp outside the city. This was not in line with the Wu Yue army's usual style. According to his speculation, Wu Cheng was probably intimidated by Zhou.

pressure.

Sure enough, as he expected, Qian Chu dismissed Wu Cheng's coach and handed over the Wu Yue army to Xu Xian. Li Hongji almost broke his belly laughing. He had to admit that Xu Xian had some tricks at times, but he couldn't help it.

At most, he is a more outstanding general.

Chai Rong asked him to be the governor of Jiedushi. It was too much. Qian Chu appointed him as the commander of Xu Xian's army. How can he be so easy to be a commander? Marching, fighting, military supplies and other tedious matters are not Xu Xian's.

Such an inexperienced young man can cope with it, but whether it is just about military personnel, it is not something that a foreign guest like him can handle.

Even though he thought so, Li Hongji still did not take it lightly. The Wuyue Army's camp was very neatly built, with wide trenches and deep trenches. The camp was densely surrounded by horsemen. With the city of Wuxi as its support, it would not be easy to break through it.

Li Hongji was very patient and kept asking people to secretly watch the Wuyue Army's camp, looking for fighter opportunities.

"You said that more than 3,000 people came out of the Wuyue Army camp, boarded the navy's warships, and even entered Taihu Lake?"

The scout replied: "Yes! The villain and a few Paoze followed from the Wuyue Army's camp to the edge of Taihu Lake. Later, they discovered them and several brothers were shot to death. Only the villain escaped back.

"

"The coach is also on board?"

"That's right, the villain saw the enemy commander's flag boarding the ship with his own eyes!"

Li Hongji couldn't help but frown when he heard this. He really couldn't figure out Xu Xian's purpose. Taihu Lake is too far away from Changzhou City, so it is impossible to attack Changzhou by boat. If Xu Xian wants to bypass Changzhou by boat and attack Jinling, he can definitely do so.

There is no reason to go around Taihu Lake when the canal goes north.

"Commander! Commander! Wu Yuejun has arrived at the city again!"

Li Hongji stood up suddenly and snorted heavily, "Just in time!"

The soldier replied: "Commander, don't worry, the other party only came with more than a hundred people. It's just that they seem to have captured our envoy from the Tang Dynasty and want the commander to open the city and surrender, otherwise they will kill the envoy."

"Envoy? Where did the envoy come from!"

"Even the little people don't know. They say the commander will understand after seeing it."

Li Hongji immediately left the official office and went straight to the south city of Changzhou. He climbed the city wall along the horse road to the city. He found that the soldiers guarding the city were not as nervous as he imagined. He leaned on the wall stacks and looked down. Sure enough, there were only a hundred or ten people under the city.

Although these hundred and ten people were under the banner of the Wu Yue Army, they were all soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty. The leader was Xu Xian, and Li Hongji would never forget that disgusting face in his life.

In front of these hundred and ten people were three tied-up people. The one in the middle, Li Hongji, who was wearing an official robe from the Tang Dynasty, could be recognized at a glance as Li Jing's confidant Gu Xiong, deputy envoy of Xuanhui. How could he fall into Xu Xian's hands?

Xu Xian also saw Li Hongji, pointed the horizontal knife in his hand at Gu Xiongdao and shouted loudly: "Li Hongji, you should recognize this person, raise your fucking head!"

Li Hongji smiled and replied: "This is my deputy envoy of Xuanhui of the Tang Dynasty. How could I not recognize him? How did he fall into your hands?"

Xu Xian replied: "Li Jing sent him as an envoy to the Liao Kingdom, but unfortunately he was captured alive by me at sea."

Because this mission to the Liao Kingdom to ask for help was carried out in secret, many ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government did not know about it, and Li Hongji, who had been stationed in Changzhou, did not know about it. For his envoy to be captured, Li Hongji showed the sympathy he should have, "Then I

I would like to congratulate you. Capturing our country’s deputy envoy Xuanhui alive is also a great achievement. You can go back and report to Guo Rong.”

"No, I'm greedy! Give me Changzhou City, or I'll kill him!"

Xu Xian said as he put the knife on Gu Xiong's neck and made a gesture. Gu Xiong's Adam's apple rolled and he raised his head and shouted to the city: "Commander, you should put the overall situation first and don't care about Gu's safety."

Li Hongji laughed loudly and said, "Xu Xian, did you hear that? Why don't you hurry up and help Dean Gu!"

After saying that, he flicked his cloak and turned around to leave. When he reached the edge of the road leading to the city, he turned around to see if Xu Xian had chopped Gu Xiong down. Who knew that after just one glance, his body froze.

There was a eunuch beside Gu Xiong who was also looking at him. When their eyes met, their bodies trembled. The eunuch below the city might be out of fear, but Li Hongji was out of excitement. He was so excited that he couldn't control himself.

Although he was quite far away, Li Hongji could still tell at a glance that the eunuch next to Gu Xiong was the person he wanted to get rid of in his dreams. Judging from the figure, appearance, and demeanor, it was unmistakable. Who could it be if it wasn't his brother Li Congjia?

How Li Congjia got into Xu Xian's hands was no longer important to Li Hongji. What was important was that he finally had the chance to kill Li Congjia. Changzhou was really his blessed place, and he couldn't help but give him the opportunity to make great contributions and get rid of his biggest competitor.

, God is helping him, and God will take the blame instead.

Li Jing may pursue him afterwards, but he will not kill him. Li Jing likes Li Congjia because in addition to his literary talent, he also has double pupils that represent the appearance of a saint.

The other brothers do not have double pupils, and their literary talent is far inferior to that of Li Congjia. They are also young and weak. Let them be the heirs of the empire. Before other countries come to attack, the Tang Dynasty may no longer have the surname Li. Li Jing only needs to be old and foolish, even if

I hate him, the eldest son, and for the sake of the Li family, I can only call him the heir to the empire.

Having made up his mind, Li Hongji calmly ordered: "Immediately seal the horse road to the city and never allow Wang Kuangye to climb the city wall, and then mobilize five hundred elite archers to sneak over!"

Wang Kuangye was the internal and external inspector appointed by Li Jing. He was also the supervisor of the army in Changzhou, and he was naturally Li Jing's confidant. Li Congjia lived in seclusion in Jinling, and the only person who recognized him in Changzhou City was probably Wang Kuangye. Li Hongji could not let Wang Kuangye ruin his career.

Good thing.

Seeing Li Hongji standing blankly on the city wall for a moment and then turning back, Xu Xian knew that Li Hongji had probably discovered Li Congjia, and Li Congjia was trembling all over, obviously extremely afraid of this cruel brother.

Xu Xian pretended not to know, and loudly teased Li Hongji on the city wall: "Li Hongji, it seems that you have figured it out. Are you ready to hand over Changzhou to me?"

"That's right, I couldn't help but watch the loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty die in front of my eyes, so I will hand over Changzhou City to you!" He said and suddenly raised his arms, and the long bow in his hand was already stretched to the full moon.

, as soon as he let go, a sharp arrow shot towards Li Congjia with a sound of piercing the air. At the same time, hundreds of archers stood out from behind the female wall, each holding a bow and arrow and shooting at the people below the city.

Xu Xian thought that Li Hongji would kill him, but he never thought that he would be so quick and decisive. It was obvious that he really hated Li Congjia in his heart. Fortunately, Xu Xian was prepared, and everyone raised their shields to protect his vital points, and ran away with the two prisoners.

Mount fifty steps away.
To be continued...